House Bill 1581

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-789, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DAY THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS SHALL MEET TO GIVE THEIR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 23-15-789, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

23-15-789. The electors chosen shall meet at the seat of government of the state on the first * * *~~Monday~~ Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their election, and shall there give their votes for President and Vice President of the United States, and shall make return thereof agreeably to the laws of the United States; and should any elector so chosen fail to attend and give his vote, the other electors attending shall appoint some person or persons to fill the vacancy or vacancies, who shall attend and vote as electors; and such appointment shall be forthwith reported to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.